Black Earth, Wisconsin Cost Of Living

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1%

Overall NAT. AVG.

4%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

8%

Housing NAT. AVG.

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Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Black Earth	Wisconsin	National
Cost of living	101	96	100
Goods & Services	104	99	100
Groceries	106	100	100
Health care	122	112	100
Housing	92	88	100
Transportation	105	99	100
Utilities	102	100	100

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The cost of living in Black Earth is 5% higher than the Wisconsin average
The cost of living in Black Earth is 1% higher than the national average
Black Earth housing is 8% lower than the national average
Wisconsin general sales tax is 2% lower than the national average
Wisconsin state income tax is 62% higher than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$63,250	$5,271	$1,476	$1,898
Renters	$36,875	$3,073	$860	$1,106

Wisconsin Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Wisconsin	5%	6.75%

Wisconsin Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Wisconsin	4%	7.65%

Goods & Services

Item	Black Earth	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$22.33	$20.27	10.2%
Beauty Salon	$53.17	$40.39	31.6%
Toothpaste	$2.17	$2.36	8.2%
Shampoo	$1.21	$1.08	12.1%
Movie	$10.93	$10.99	0.5%
Bowling	$20.78	$15.49	34.1%

Groceries

Item	Black Earth	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.31	$4.30	0.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.55	$1.40	10.5%
Milk	$2.27	$2.20	2.9%
Potatoes	$2.90	$3.22	9.9%
Pizza	$10.32	$10.74	3.9%
Beer	$8.43	$9.60	12.1%

Health Care

Item	Black Earth	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$66.22	$109.73	39.6%
Doctor	$205.50	$118.34	73.7%
Dentist	$120.55	$100.94	19.4%
Ibuprofen	$11.41	$9.93	14.9%
Lipitor	$486.79	$469.53	3.7%

Housing

Item	Black Earth	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$185,800.00	$184,700.00	0.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,397.68	$1,229.62	13.7%
Apartment Rent	$683.00	$949.00	28.0%

Transportation

Item	Black Earth	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.60	$2.71	4.2%
Tire Balancing	$62.00	$51.86	19.6%

Utilities

Item	Black Earth	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$179.45	$170.84	5.0%
Phone	$182.84	$187.18	2.3%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Ridgeway, WI	618	95	4.9%
Arena, WI	865	96	3.6%
Plain, WI	788	99	1.5%
Barneveld, WI	1,301	100	0.4%
Sauk City, WI	3,467	101	0.9%
Black Earth, WI	1,335	101	1.3%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Indian Hills, CO	1,335	118	17.9%
Pittsville, MD	1,335	99	0.8%
White Cloud, MI	1,335	83	17.5%
Buffalo, OK	1,335	80	19.6%
Baidland, PA	1,335	99	1.2%
Black Earth, WI	1,335	101	1.3%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.